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India players’ families to be allowed for UK trip; no BCCI officials for WTC final

New Zealand in great place to create history: Trent Boult on WTC final vs India

As Japan loses training camps, Tokyo Olympics buzz fades

Romelu Lukaku wins Serie A MVP award after guiding Inter to title win

Serena Williams offers support to Naomi Osaka after French Open withdrawal

Brazil tapped to host Copa America as pandemic-hit Argentina withdraws

EURO 2020: Home advantage? England and 8 others host games

EURO 2020 Group A: Italy transformed, Turkish surprise, Giggs case casts shadow over Wales

Career spans of chess players are getting shortened: Vishwanathan Anand

WTC final: ‘Don’t think India would underestimate New Zealand, they aren’t underdogs’

Having Shafali Verma in all formats is a definite plus: Mithali Raj

French Open 2021: Birthday girl Iga Swiatek wins to start title defense

Japan considers asking Olympic fans for negative COVID tests, vaccinations

This day in 1984: The greatest ODI innings ever

Asian World Cup qualifiers to be moved from China to Dubai

Zidane’s open letter: “I’m leaving because Real Madrid no longer has faith in me”

‘The self-belief was immense’: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu on India’s draw in Qatar

Amrinder Singh leaves Mumbai City FC after five seasons

Tears of joy: Australian cricketers finally meet their loved ones after fleeing Covid-ravaged India

We are playing for every single girl who desires to play cricket: Jemimah Rodrigues

ICC Board Meet: No outcomes likely as BCCI to ask for time on T20 World Cup

WWE Hall Of Famer Mark Henry signs with AEW

Kyle Jamieson recalls ‘interesting experience’ of leaving IPL abruptly

Nick Hockley appointed chief executive of Cricket Australia

Gareth Bale aims to ‘replicate’ 2016 display as Wales announce Euro 2020 squad

Tokyo Olympics face a shortage of doctors in Japan due to COVID-19 pandemic

Argentina no longer hosting Copa America: CONMEBOL

UEFA Champions League Final: A ploy that failed, and one that triumphed

Asian Championships: Will Amit Panghal be third time lucky against Uzbek nemesis?

Indian javelin throwers’ hunt for Germany’s success recipe ends, China firm lends a hand

Pooja Rani strikes gold; silver for Mary Kom, 2 others at Asian Boxing Championships

Naomi Osaka fined, warned for skipping French Open media; Dominic Thiem knocked out

Milkha Singh discharged from hospital in stable condition

Neeraj Chopra to leave for Europe on Monday for training-cum-competition stint

French Open: Naomi Osaka wins first round, skips news conference as promised

Mary Kom loses final, wins silver medal at Asian Boxing Championship

PSL 6: Sarfaraz Ahmed, 10 others denied entry to board commercial flights to Abu Dhabi

Personal equations don’t matter when you’re playing for India: Mithali Raj

De Bruyne fractured nose, eye socket in Champions League final collision

‘Everyone has the right to make a choice’: Safa Baig speaks out on blurring her photo

Thomas Tuchel factor brings new life to Premier League race

N’Golo Kante, the humble star close to winning it all

Champions League: Havertz sorry for F-bomb, Evra savagely trolls Man City, Kante carried off in arms

All bowlers should do it without any fear: Shamsi backs Ashwin on Mankading

Man City’s Sterling, Walker receive racist abuse after defeat: Report

We need to return to South African way of cricket: Test skipper Dean Elgar

WTC final against India will be like World Cup final for me: Neil Wagner

BCCI in talks with CWI to advance start of CPL and avoid clash with IPL

WI return to full training after players test negative for COVID-19

Series against India might see people get rotated more: James Anderson

Thomas Tuchel finally meets Abramovich, with the European Cup

Analysis: Tinkering Pep Guardiola too clever for his own good

Novak Djokovic wins on home soil ahead of French Open

Kiren Rijiju says India ready to shine at Olympics, calls for support for athletes

Milkha Singh stable, oxygen requirement of wife increased marginally, says hospital

French Open 2021: Schedule, Full Draw, Live Streaming, Broadcast Details

Bajrang Punia to miss ranking tournament in Poland, opts for training in Russia

Germany still waiting for Toni Kroos after coronavirus infection

Mosquito attack distracts world chess title challenger Nepomniachtchi in Crypto Cup semifinal

Wrestling vs Grappling: India’s sports federations locked in battle

Mary Kom seeks her sixth gold medal in Asian Championships on Sunday

Luciano Spalletti succeeds Gennaro Gattuso as Napoli head coach

Brock Lesnar returning to WWE in July? Paul Heyman gives an update

UEFA Champions League win to boost City’s bid to match United as global brand

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin favours Champions League’s 36-team format

Remaining IPL matches to be played in UAE in September

Start winning games rather than complaining: Aravinda de Silva to Sri Lanka players

Australia lacks a finisher going into the T20 WC, says Ricky Ponting

Man City vs Chelsea, UEFA Champions League Final Live Streaming: When and where to watch

Jemimah Rodrigues to play for Northern Superchargers in The Hundred

French Open 2021: From Coco Gauff to Carlos Alcaraz, tennis’ teen set

Ravindra Jadeja reveals team India’s retro jersey for WTC final

KKR’s Rahul Tripathi fined for not wearing mask during lockdown

Massimiliano Allegri returns to Juventus as coach to replace Andrea Pirlo

Asian Boxing: 3 Indian men storm into finals; Vikas ends with bronze

CPL 2021 full squads announced: Smit Patel to play for Barbados Tridents

Amit Panghal storms into final of Asian Boxing Championship

Igor Stimac’s tenure as India head coach extended till September this year

Hong Kong woman breaks record for fastest ascent of Everest, as per officials

Liverpool in wait for a squad rebuild after surviving topsy-turvy, taxing season

No strikers, defenses rule, prepare for penalties: Champions League final talking points

Liverpool agree to sign RB Leipzig defender Ibrahima Konate

“I am not a fool, can’t tolerate misbehaviour: Wasim Akram on why he doesn’t want to coach Pakistan

Nike splits with Neymar amid sexual-assault allegations

Andrea Pirlo leaves Juventus after disappointing year in charge

Japan to extend COVID-19 states of emergency ahead of Tokyo Olympics

Confident that India will be in the AFC Asian Cup: Igor Stimac

Saina Nehwal, Kidambi Srikanth miss out on Tokyo Games with no more qualifiers

Naseem Shah set to join bio-secure bubble for Pakistan Super League

BCCI SGM: Board to officially lock in IPL window; Ranji compensation could be discussed

I didn’t realise importance of adding pace to my bowling early on: Bhuvneshwar Kumar

WTC Final: India, NZ to be adjudged joint winners in case of draw or tie

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI Live Cricket Score Updates: SL look to salvage some pride

PSL 6: PCB gets permission to land chartered flights from India and SA in Abu Dhabi

Asian Boxing Championship: Sakshi Choudhary loses final spot on bout review

More fans and sunny skies as French Open makes rapid return

NBA: Five fans banned for ‘unacceptable’ behaviour toward players, families

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI Live Cricket Streaming: When and where to watch match

South Korea up in arms after request to revise Japan map on Tokyo Olympics website turned down

Denied entry into a restaurant, Karun Chandhok calls for more diversity in F1

‘Rohit Sharma will get a chance soon’: Kiran More says Indian team will have split captaincy

EU, Japan throw support behind Olympics, with aid of vaccines from Europe

Massimiliano Allegri to replace Andreas Pirlo as Juventus coach, say reports

Tokyo-bound Indian contingent will be vaccinated before departure: IOA

Dheeraj Singh says he’s ready to learn from senior goalkeepers in national team

Gianluigi Donnarumma will leave AC Milan as free agent: Paolo Maldini

It felt like I beat the virus: Shiva Thapa talks about record 5th Asian medal

UEFA to discuss scrapping away goals rule, claims report

Rafael Nadal faces few obstacles in quest for record 21st major at French Open

Novak Djokovic needs to raise his game for French Open bid

Justin Langer under pressure to change coaching style after end of season review

Argentina offers to host Copa America after Colombia’s exit

Antonio Conte to leave Inter by mutual consent after winning Serie A title

Zinedine Zidane decides to end second stint as Real Madrid coach, say reports

Citing mental health concerns, Naomi Osaka says she won’t do press at French Open

Marcus Rashford receives barrage of racial abuse online after Europa League final loss

Coach Unai Emery lauds ‘impeccable’ Villarreal for historic Europa League win

Villarreal win Europa League after marathon shootout victory over Man United

Tokyo Olympics: Even as IOC moves ahead, opposition gets stronger in Japan

Freak injury to Ben Foakes opens door for James Bracey, ‘Baby Boycott’ Haseeb Hameed recalled

Sushil Kumar called gangsters to Chhatrasal for brawl: police

English wicketkeeper Ben Foakes ruled out of New Zealand Tests after freak injury

Inter Milan are Italian champions again — so why might Antonio Conte leave?

UEFA Europa League Final 2021, Villarreal vs Manchester United Live Streaming: When and where to watch

Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma static in ODI batting chart, Jasprit Bumrah 5th among bowlers

Ankita Raina bows out of French Open qualifiers

Jofra Archer undergoes elbow surgery, assessment on return to training after one month

Watch: Manchester United fans attacked, robbed in Gdansk before Europa League final

I need to improve my goal conversation rate: Anirudh Thapa

Former Mumbai player Ranjita Rane dies after battling cancer

Indian pacers on par with our men but focus will be on Ashwin, Jadeja: Henry Nicholls

‘Getting stronger each day’: How Team India is training hard before WTC final

Selectors feel 29-year-old Jaydev Unadkat too old for India berth: Karsan Ghavri

Manchester United, Solskjaer see UEFA Europa League final as ‘stepping stone’

‘Getting stronger’: Team India gear up in hard quarantine ahead of WTC final

Umar Akmal pays 4.5 million rupee fine, to take part in ACU’s rehab program

People won’t understand how it feels to face racism throughout your life: Michael Holding

Be matured and make comeback for Pakistan: Shoaib Akhtar’s advice for Muhammad Amir

Copa America eyeing move to United States this summer

India assured of four more medals at Asian Boxing Championships

Coach Unai Emery urges Villarreal to break another barrier in Europa League final

Asahi daily, an official Tokyo Olympics partner, calls for cancellation of Games

EURO 2020: Fans back in stadiums but not in same numbers

UEFA opens disciplinary cases against Super League rebels

Third women’s T20 between India and England rescheduled to July 14

Luka Modric extends contract with Real Madrid until June 2022

WATCH: Virat Kohli’s free kick attempt ends up hitting crossbar

Cristiano Ronaldo’s latest social media post raises doubts over Juventus future

‘Moin Khan scolded me as well’: Younis Khan recalls India-Pakistan Sharjah ODI

I see the next 3-4 years as my prime, hope my times comes: Jaydev Unadkat

Three newcomers in England’s longer Euro 2020 provisional squad

IPL 2018 qualifier dismissal still haunts Andre Russell

IPL 2021 to tentatively resume in 3rd week of September

Wrestling Federartion of India may not renew contracts of Sushil Kumar, Pooja Dhanda

Germany appoints Hansi Flick as coach after Euro 2020

LeBron James to face no action over COVID-19 protocol violation

Long camp would have helped but can’t do anything: Pritam Kotal

Indian men and women’s squads begin hard quarantine ahead of England tour

Be yourself: Advice Surya gave himself ahead of first knock in India colours

Felt good inside IPL bio-bubble, it was safe: COVID-recovered Seifert

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Live Cricket Score: Chameera’s double strike shocks Bangladesh

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Live Cricket Streaming: When and where to watch match live?

US warns against all travel to Japan as Olympics loom

‘I wish he was still around for his only passion – hockey, and its fans’

What happened to Novak Djokovic’s mission to transform pro tennis?

Tottenham, Roma to hunt new European title on road to Tirana

Djokovic can’t hit US Open line judge – there won’t be any

Renedy Singh’s crucial assist helps COVID-struck Manipur breathe

One year after promise, compensation plan yet to be worked out for Ranji Trophy players

Resurfacing of ball-tampering case doesn’t help Steve Smith’s case: Mark Taylor on Australia captaincy

COVID positive sprint legend Milkha Singh hospitalised, condition stable

Watch: Arsenal’s Gabriel loses tooth amid David Luiz farewell celebrations

Redeemer of lost causes: Luis Suarez

Mercedes waiting to get jammed wheel off Valtteri Bottas’s car

Manchester City: How innovation drove the Premier League champions to three titles in four seasons

John Cena to return to WWE with live audience: Reports

AIFF’s detailed plan to send Indian women’s team to 2027 World Cup gets Ministry, SAI endorsement

Real Madrid players, including captain Sergio Ramos, left out of Spain squad for Euro 2020

Mother-son duo stitch 143-run partnership in men’s club match

Pandya brothers send new batch of oxygen concentrators to Covid centres

Kohli speaks about mindset, Rohit discusses plans against bowlers: Shubman Gill

BCCI to donate 10-litre 2000 oxygen concentrators

Railways set to suspend wrestler Sushil Kumar after arrest in murder case

MS Dhoni’s ‘spark’ comment was misunderstood, it turned CSK’s fortunes around: N Jagadeesan

Brooks Koepka says injured knee hurt by rushing fans at PGA

In empty stadium, Atletico Madrid celebrates Spanish league title

184 goals and out as Aguero bids farewell to Premier League

AC Milan and Juventus take final two Champions League places

Fifty and fabulous: Phil Mickelson defies age to win PGA Championship

Arsenal fails to qualify for Europe for 1st time in 25 years

Stefanos Tsitsipas downs Cameron Norrie in straight sets to claim Lyon title

Max Verstappen wins Monaco GP, takes F1 title lead from Lewis Hamilton

Heavy metal rocks French President’s palace after YouTube bet

21 die in extreme weather in China ultramarathon

Driven by young women, ‘cricket’ set to get a ground in Barcelona

Minara Begum gutted after being axed as coach of Tokyo-bound gymnast Pranati Nayak

2021 Asia Cup postponed to 2023 due to packed schedule

Indian women cricketers to get prize money for last year’s ICC WT20 show this week

Superfan Navdeep Bhatia & his journey from 1984 riots to NBA Hall of Fame

Michael Clarke says he fought hard to keep Ricky Ponting in Australian team

European C’ship: India’s Olympic-bound shooters to shoot in MQS on Monday

‘Speechless’: Sushil Kumar’s arrest in murder case shocks sports fraternity

Mohamed Salah’s greed for goals helped Liverpool this season: Jurgen Klopp

India likely to struggle in WTC final if conditions favour fast bowlers: Monty Panesar

Zimbabwe’s Ryan Burl pleads for sponsorship, shares photo of worn-out shoes

A test of preparations: Indian boxers eye strong show at Asian Championships

Dukes ball preparation in New Zealand proved to be beneficial: Devon Conway

Antonio Conte praises Inter’s winning mentality, targets strong end to season

Simone Biles makes history in return to competition at US Classic

WBO orders Anthony Joshua to defend heavyweight title against Oleksandr Usyk

Coco Gauff beats Wang for 2nd career title and 1st on clay

In Luis Suarez, Simeone found missing piece to forge a champion

Confusion leaves Indian boxing team hovering over Dubai

Bayern’s Robert Lewandowski breaks Gerd Mueller’s 49-year league scoring record on final day

BCB director Khaled Mahmud tests positive for COVID-19

Davis Cup skipper Rajpal survives COVID-19 battle, recollects journey to “hell” and back

Max Verstappen tops 3rd practice for Monaco GP before qualifying

Working on flaws, hoping to participate in competitions abroad: Sreeshankar

Narinder Batra re-elected as FIH President for a second term

India versus Australia women’s series should have perpetual trophy: Mel Jones

Tokyo Olympics on schedule, says IOC chief Bach despite Japanese opposition

Mary Kom, other boxers face delayed flight landing in Dubai after clearance mix-up

India players begin training in Doha after all test negative for COVID-19

In the NBA playoffs, the scariest teams aren’t at the top

Yuzvendra Chahal says he had plans to take break from IPL before its suspension

I still feel weak and dizzy: KKR spinner Varun Chakravarthy on COVID recovery

Manny Pacquiao to fight Errol Spence Jr on August 21 in Las Vegas

148 athletes, mostly Olympic-bound, across sports get COVID vaccine first dose, 17 fully vaccinated

Recovering from COVID-19 is like living an episode of Man vs Wild: L Balaji

PCB plans June 5 start of PSL in Abu Dhabi, players to serve 10-day quarantine in UAE

Eden Hazard out of Real Madrid’s La Liga season finale against Villarreal

Manchester City wouldn’t have won title with similar injury issues: Jurgen Klopp

Olympics Games will go ahead even under state of emergency- IOC official

Shapovalov, Ruud advance to final at clay-court Geneva Open

Sergio Aguero bids farewell to EPL as Harry Kane fuels Man City speculation

FIFA head aims to rethink world football competitions and schedule

45-year-old Darren Stevens smashes 190 in most one-sided partnership in FC history

Whether I am underrated is for others to decide: Wriddhiman Saha

Sri Lanka’s top cricketers locked in bitter pay dispute with country’s board

WTC Final: Tim Southee says England series, training in Southampton will help New Zealand

‘I will have discussions soon’: Bala Devi hopes for contract extension with Rangers

Lionel Messi to skip Barcelona’s final match of La Liga season

Simona Halep withdraws from French Open with calf injury

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire set to miss UEFA Europa League final

Rishabh Pant should be India’s first-choice wicketkeeper in England: Wriddhiman Saha

Atletico to bank on their mentality to end title drought, opine former La Liga stars

Pant batted magically, Pujara batted like an Australian: Marcus Harris on Gabba chase

UEFA projects 8 billion euros losses for top-flight clubs due to COVID-19

‘Like hell’ : As Tokyo Olympics loom, Japan health care in turmoil

WWE releases India’s Kavita Devi and other NXT superstars

Dominic Thiem heads to Roland Garros short on confidence, matches

Indian boxing’s first Dronacharya awardee coach O P Bhardwaj dies

‘At crossroads’: Harry Kane looking at life beyond Tottenham Hotspur

Liverpool to create supporters board after Super League backlash

AIFF’s bio-bubble is a case study for other international federations: Kushal Das

BCCI has not officially sought any change in Test series schedule: ECB

Cristiano Ronaldo highlights talented Portugal squad for Euro 2020

Most Japan firms say Olympics should be cancelled or postponed, poll shows

Argentina creates strict bubble ahead of Copa America

Advisable to have domestic women’s pink-ball event before D/N Test in Australia: Shantha Rangaswamy

‘If you do piecemeal investigation, it’ll keep biting on backside’: Vaughan to CA

India is first country to assemble two national teams at same time: Inzamam-ul-Haq

Shkodran Mustafi among 10 to leave relegated Schalke at end of season

Manchester City’s Ruben Dias named FWA Men’s Footballer of the Year

India players awaiting COVID-19 test results after arrival in Doha

PCB to stage remaining PSL matches in Abu Dhabi, secures approvals from UAE

UFC star knocks out thief who tried to break into his car, shares savage clip

Grame Smith threatened to retire if Tsolekile was picked, made AB De Villiers wicketkeeper: Tsotsobe

Time to replicate Asia success in big events: Savita Punia

Milkha Singh tests positive for Covid-19, in home isolation

Govt to provide medical and accident insurance to more than 13,000 athletes and coaches

Rahul Dravid set to coach India during Sri Lanka tour, claims report

‘You’ve let boxing down, fraud’: Anthony Joshua trades blows with Tyson Fury

T20 WC should be held elsewhere, teams would be nervous about going to India: Mike Hussey

Around 4000 fans to be allowed for WTC final, says host county head

COVID-hit River Plate win with midfielder Enzo Perez in goal, no substitutes

Germany’s FIFA World Cup-winner Sami Khedira announces retirement

India women to play maiden pink ball Test in Australia: Jay Shah

Duplantis clears 5.90 to beat Kendricks at Golden Spike

Kylian Mbappe stars as PSG beat Monaco 2-0 to retain French Cup

Juventus beat Atalanta 2-1 to win Italian Cup final

EPL Round Up: Arsenal beat Palace, West Ham outplay West Brom, Tottenham lose to Villa

What if WTC final ends in draw or is washed out? India wait for ICC word

AB de Villiers still potent force in T20 cricket but he has his reasons of not making comeback: Boucher

‘You left 2 people out’: Michael Clarke punches hole in Australian bowlers’ ‘smartly worded statement’

Rachin Ravindra: The Indian-origin prodigy picked by New Zealand for WTC final

‘Just go bowl’: Robin Uthappa recalls when MS Dhoni refused to entertain Sreesanth’s ‘Mankad’ appeals

Lando Norris signs multi-year extension with McLaren

FIFA World Cup qualifiers: Igor Stimac names 28-man India squad

Laporta plans to announce changes at Barcelona

French rugby federation allows transgender people to compete

UK-bound speedster Prasidh Krishna, Amit Mishra recover from COVID-19

Roger Federer says he can’t even think of winning French Open

Dravid, Ganguly’s big hundreds in Taunton had an incredible impact on me: Jos Buttler

Soccer player stabbed to death features in FIFA video game

Players views must be respected after Palestine flag display: Solskjaer

Karim Benzema recalled by France coach Didier Deschamps for Euro 2020

Bowlers, Cameron Bancroft ‘clear the air’ over Sandpapergate, says Tim Paine

BCCI calls Special General Meeting on May 29

Australia to play Test vs Afghanistan ahead of Ashes series

River Plate without goalkeepers for Copa Libertadores match

Leeds United secure top-half finish in EPL by beating Southampton

10-man Man City lose 3-2 at Brighton, Gundogan off injured

Chelsea beat Leicester to go 3rd in PL, avenges FA Cup loss

Man United’s protesting fans treated to Cavani wonder goal

AB de Villiers’ retirement remains final: CSA after discussions with the batsman

BCCI paying for quarantine of Australian IPL players in Sydney: Cricket Australia

Received death threats after South Africa’s 2011 World Cup exit: Faf du Plessis

India women cricketer Priya Punia loses mother to COVID-19

National team call-up inspired me ahead of AFC Champions League: Dheeraj Singh

With no football for two months, coach will find it difficult to pick team: Anirudh Thapa

Ready for international cricket, Nitish Rana awaits ‘that one call’

Bancroft’s bowling colleagues deny knowing 2018 ball-tampering plot; call for end to innuendo

Champions League berth would be ‘massive’ for Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp

Tim Seifert tests negative for COVID-19, on way back home: NZ coach Gary Stead

Gilchrist to Vaughan: Ex-cricketers agree with Bancroft’s controversial revelation on sandpapergate

I understand I can’t play every Test but communication should be clear: Stuart Broad

WWE RAW Results: How Kofi Kingston pinned Bobby Lashley

‘I can’t control God’: Venus Williams fumes after heavy winds force time violation

Roger Federer to face Andujar in clay-court comeback in Geneva

Wriddhiman Saha recovers from COVID, to be available for tour of England

‘He was not that prepared for captaincy’: Pravin Amre credits Rishabh Pant for Delhi Capitals’ good run

Mike Hussey returns to Australia after recovering from COVID-19

Fantastic challenge to play against India: Kane Williamson on WTC final

BCCI appoints Shiv Sunder Das as batting coach of India women cricket team

Serena Williams posts 1st victory in more than 3 months

Italy coach Roberto Mancini gets contract extension through 2026

Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos tests positive for coronavirus

There are very few sharper brains than WV Raman: Mohammed Azharuddin

‘We are grateful to BCCI’: CA’s Nick Hockley on Australian players’ return

Belgium name De Bruyne, Lukaku, Hazard in 26-man UEFA Euro 2020 squad

India’s Tests against England, Australia were not fixed: ICC

New Zealand won’t treat England Tests as warm-ups for WTC final: Neil Wagner

Alisson-like header on overlap is on my bucket-list: Gurpreet Singh Sandhu

Cricket Australia reaches out to Cameron Bancroft after ball-tampering revelations

Cricketers’ Foundation begins initiative to help players cope with anxiety

‘I couldn’t stop laughing’: Sam Curran on bowling to elder brother Tom in IPL

Thomas Tuchel puts his faith in Chelsea players despite back-to-back defeats

‘No surprise’: Michael Clarke on Bancroft’s revelation on ball tampering issue

Jofra Archer ruled out of New Zealand series after elbow injury flares up

Marnus Labuschagne misses out as Australia name squad for West Indies tour

Australian Open staying in Melbourne in 2022, says tournament director Craig Tiley

Ronald Koeman tight lipped on Barcelona future, desperate for Lionel Messi to stay

Late Luis Suarez goal moves Atletico Madrid one win from league title

Zinedine Zidane rejects reports he has told Real Madrid players he is leaving

Borussia Dortmund, Wolfsburg secure Champions League spots

PSG routed Reims 4-0 to take the French title race to the last day

New Zealand cricketers land for biosecure tour of England

Pat Cummins, Steve Smith and other Australian cricketers return after Indian league suspension

Barcelona routs Chelsea 4-0 to win Women’s Champions League final for 1st time

Rafael Nadal’s weapon, his forehand, helps him beat Novak Djokovic

Battled anxiety for 10-12 years of my career: Sachin Tendulkar

‘Lot of people to blame, Bancroft won’t be last to speak out’: Australia’s former bowling coach

Virat Kohli is best batsman in world, can get under your skin: Tim Paine

Mike Hussey leaves for Australia after testing negative for Covid-19

India Women likely to tour Australia in September

Manu Bhaker to write BA exams while shooting in European Championships

Tejaswin Shankar clinches gold at USA meet with season-best jump

‘Like when you see a girl at a club’: James Anderson describes bowling to Marnus Labuschagne

Australia board open to new information on ball-tampering scandal

Coach creating match situations for me in training: PV Sindhu on gearing up for Olympics

Vijay Shankar holds no grudge against Ambati Rayudu but deplores social media trolls

Shahid Afridi explains why Shoaib Akhtar attacked Mohammad Asif with bat

‘Big Three’ getting old? Novak Djokovic doesn’t think so

Jofra Archer’s elbow injury resurfaces ahead of New Zealand Tests

Charles Oliveria KOs Michael Chandler to claim UFC lightweight crown

Former Saurashtra cricketer, BCCI match referee Rajendrasinh Jadeja dead

Tottenham Hotspurs’ Ryan Mason calls for rule change to curb head injuries

Asian confederation confirms North Korea’s World Cup withdrawal

Thomas Tuchel laments Chelsea’s bad luck after FA Cup final loss

Andy Murray to skip French Open and prepare for grasscourt season: Reports

Zinedine Zidane to leave Real Madrid at end of season: Reports

Leicester’s FA Cup win is what dreams are made of, says Kasper Schmeichel

‘Dear Kobe, thank you’: Lakers legend Bryant enshrined in Hall of Fame

Leicester City lift first FA Cup trophy as Youri Tielemans stunner downs Chelsea

Steamers, oximeters, masks: COVID-19 precautions on mind of Indian shooters

Juventus edge five-goal Inter thriller to stay in top-four race in Serie A

Leeds United score four past Burnley to boost top-half hopes; Southampton win

DDCA offers its premises for fight against COVID-19

Robert Lewandowski equals Gerd Muller’s 40-goal record in Bundesliga

Steven Gerrard’s Rangers finish season unbeaten with 102-point haul

Novak Djokovic outlasts Stefanos Tsitsipas over two days to reach Rome semis

Zlatan Ibrahimovic ruled out of UEFA Euro 2020 due to knee injury

Arjan Bhullar becomes first Indian-origin fighter to win world title at top-level MMA event

Bhuvneshwar Kumar slams report of him not wanting to play Test cricket

India footballer Jeje Lalpekhlua patrols river in Mizoram to prevent overfishing

Indian women’s hockey team can create history in Tokyo: Former goalkeeper Helen Mary

Lisa Sthalekar angered by BCCI’s treatment of Veda Krishnamurthy

Cameron Bancroft’s Sandpaper bombshell threatens to blow lid off Aussie script

NZ’s Devon Conway hopes batting practice with kitty litter will give nine lives against India in WTC final

England’s IPL players unlikely to find place in Test squad against NZ: Reports

England coach Chris Silverwood to take break after New Zealand Tests

The fall guy

‘We will talk:’ Jurgen Klopp unfazed by Sadio Mane’s handshake snub

Ferran Torres hat trick as Manchester City earn record 4-3 win at Newcastle

Hopefully if IPL gets rescheduled, I will be able to go again: Jofra Archer

British gymnast given special chance to qualify for Olympics after brother’s sudden death

Manchester United’s Fred receives racist abuse after defeat by Liverpool

‘Prima donna culture of India has to end’: WV Raman writes to Ganguly, Dravid

I certainly wasn’t making any excuse: Tim Paine after facing backlash on ‘sideshow’ comments

Viswanathan Anand’s exhibition matches raise USD 50,000 for COVID-19 relief

G Sathiyan donates Rs 1 lakh for fight against COVID-19

Aymeric Laporte’s switch to Spain from France approved by FIFA

Hardik Pandya doesn’t fit into playing XI even in ODIs and T20s if he can’t bowl: Sarandeep Singh

‘Request not to spread misleading information’: Wriddhiman Saha clarifies on Covid test

WV Raman Effect: Neetu David’s selection panel, CAC members Lal and Naik under scanner

Anti-Olympics protesters submit petition demanding cancellation of Tokyo games

Jasprit Bumrah says Shane Bond played a major role in shaping his career

KT Irfan and four others return negative in second COVID test

Never imagined getting hospital bed would be so difficult: Hanuma Vihari talks about own COVID-19 help team

Stuart Broad questions allocation of points in World Test Championship

Never count him out: Rafael Nadal rallies past Denis Shapovalov in Rome

Jofra Archer picks up 2 wickets on return to competitive cricket

Boys have earned fair and square: Ravi Shastri on India’s numero uno Test status

Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell added to NZ list of contracted players

Real Madrid win to keep up pressure on Atlético in La Liga

Borussia Dortmund beat Leipzig 4-1 in German Cup final

Protests outside, struggles inside: Manchester United lose to Liverpool

From Rohtak to conquer England, Shafali Verma raring to go

Ramesh Powar returns as India women’s team coach

Carlos Vela is MLS’s highest paid player at $6.3 million

‘I’ll talk to him’: Cristiano Ronaldo’s mother wants him to play for Sporting Lisbon

Captaincy was great learning experience for Sanju Samson, he was growing into the role: Jos Buttler

Olympic-bound race walker K T Irfan, four others test positive for COVID-19 in SAI Bengaluru

Controversy brews over transgender weightlifter set to create history at Tokyo Olympics

Kidambi Srikanth holds on to slim Olympic hopes; those assured of Tokyo berth take break

Ramesh Powar back as Indian women’s cricket head coach, replaces WV Raman

Yuzvendra Chahal’s parents test positive for Covid-19, father admitted to hospital with severe symptoms

‘Love passion of Indian fans’: Tim Paine responds after trending for ‘sideshow’ comment

Champions League final moves to Porto from Istanbul with 12,000 fans

Shafali Verma, Radha Yadav set to make WBBL debuts

‘Why not change the coach?’: Sunil Gavaskar surprised by SRH’s treatment of David Warner

‘Stand with humanity’: Cricketers, footballers join voices in support of Palestine

India retain top spot in ICC Test Team rankings after annual update

Tim Paine hints at giving up captaincy if Australia win Ashes, backs Smith to ‘get the job again’

Serena Williams’ 1,000th match ends in defeat at Italian Open

Arsenal beat Chelsea 1-0 after pouncing on Jorginho howler

PSG beat Montpellier on penalties to reach French Cup final

Atlético Madrid beat Real Sociedad, moves closer to Spanish title

Still too fast: Caster Semenya arrested for speeding

If England’s best players stand together, they will play IPL: Pietersen on ECB no

Ajax melts league trophy into star gifts for fans

Chances of Saina Nehwal, Srikanth qualifying for Olympics virtually over with Singapore Open cancellation

Australia’s cricketers team up to join India’s Covid-19 fight

How coach Paramjeet changed Seema Bisla’s wrestling career

Mary Kom, Lovlina get first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Shardul Thakur has proved he can be an all-rounder: Bharat Arun

Rahul Dravid picked cues from Australia and created solid pool for India: Greg Chappell

Former India fast bowler RP Singh loses his father to Covid-19

Kusal Perera appointed SL ODI skipper; Karunaratne, Angelo Mathews dropped

Being a little under-prepared can work in our favour during WTC final: Indian team support staff

Training is fine but I need competitions before Olympics: Neeraj Chopra

Muhammed Hanan, 17-year-old hurdler from Malappuram, is third in world rankings

Arjuna winning TT player V Chandrasekhar dies

False nine was Guardiola’s secret weapon, now it’s unstoppable

Barcelona draws, misses another chance to take league lead

New Zealand wicket-keeper BJ Watling to retire after WTC final against India

Who will follow England’s lead in withholding players when IPL resumes?

Novak Djokovic loses cool, wins match against Taylor Fritz in Rome rain

Man United lose to Leicester to hand Premier League title to Man City

Man City’s dominance cemented by 3rd EPL title in 4 seasons

I started questioning myself… focussed on what others are saying: Kuldeep Yadav

Thomas Tuchel relishing Chelsea run-in with two trophies up for grabs

Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury fight set for Saudi Arabia, says promoter

Little concerning that India hasn’t picked any wrist spinner for WTC finals: Danish Kaneria

Marco Verratti out for season for PSG, doubtful for UEFA Euro 2020

AIBA World Boxing Championship for men to be held in Oct-Nov in Belgrade

India’s Olympic-bound shooting team leaves for training-cum-competition tour of Croatia

India’s tour of Sri Lanka: Hardik Pandya, Shikhar Dhawan in line for captaincy

Sai Praneeth, Ashwini-Sikki withdraw from Singapore Open; others may follow

ATP rankings will witness more changes soon, it’s inevitable: Novak Djokovic

Some Indians didn’t like restrictions but we felt safe in IPL bubble: James Pamment

‘Never break COVID-19 protocols of other countries’: Kiren Rijiju to athletes

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer urges fans to avoid violent protests before Liverpool contest

Premier League targets full stadiums next season, home fans to return soon

West Indies won’t ever see those glory days again, laments Curtly Ambrose

Deaths grip India’s sporting fraternity

AFC chief Shaikh Salman condoles death of former India footballer Franco

Checkmate COVID: Vishy Anand and 4 other GMs to play exhibition matches to raise COVID relief fund

England players unlikely to be available for re-scheduled IPL: ECB

Fulham relegated from English Premier League after 1 season

Russell Westbrook breaks Oscar Robertson’s NBA triple-double record

Bamboo bats could be the next game-changing weapon, but MCC hurdle awaits

Tokyo 2020: Olympic-size confusion

Consider yourself out of England tour if you test positive in Mumbai, BCCI tells players

Indian wrestling’s image has been tarnished due to accusations against Sushil Kumar: WFI

Serena Williams returning after ‘very intense’ training

UEFA meeting with British government on Champions League final at Wembley

ATK Mohun Bagan goalkeeper Arindam Bhattacharya’s mother succumbs to COVID-19

FIFA confirm concussion spotters to be used at Qatar World Cup next year

‘I won’t resign, I think I can do better’: Andrea Pirlo after Juventus’ slip-up

Shafali Verma set to play for Birmingham franchise in The Hundred

Sunrisers Hyderabad owners donate Rs 30 crore in India’s fight against COVID-19

Pakistan register innings win in second Test, clean sweep series in Zimbabwe

Babar Azam, Alyssa Healy voted ICC players of the month for April

Virat Kohli, Ishant Sharma get first dose of COVID-19 vaccination

Fortunato Franco, former Asiad gold medallist footballer, dies at 84

If IPL does restart, I doubt it would be in India again: James Neesham

West Indies players in IPL are back home, confirms CWI CEO Johnny Grave

‘Lost my pillar of strength’: India spinner Piyush Chawla’s father passes away due to Covid-19